Mossberg Reviews TiVo Roamio

8/20/2013 9:00PM

It is popular to beam video from a mobile device to a TV, but how can you do the opposite? Walt Mossberg reviews the TiVo Roamio which allows you to stream TV and DVR to your iOS device and could be "the holy grail of set-top boxes." (Photo: TiVo)

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